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Youtube won't load in firefox 57.0.64 (including in safe mode) - can still watch videos

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I think it's easiest to show with pictures. Youtube will load with no errors, but no content is displayed. When I have a direct link to a video, I can watch the video, but no other page content is displayed.

I think it's easiest to show with pictures. Youtube will load with no errors, but no content is displayed. When I have a direct link to a video, I can watch the video, but no other page content is displayed.

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There are three images here. The first is what I see when I load youtube. The second is what I see when I load a direct link to a video. The third is what I expect to see (this was loaded in Chrome). Please note that this issue occurs on both my home and work computers, which both run Windows 10. I prefer to use firefox but I can't use it for youtube.

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Make sure you are not blocking content.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?


Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.

  • Clear the Cache and
  • Remove Cookies

Warning ! ! This will log you out of sites you're logged in to. You may also lose any settings for that website.

Type about:preferences<enter> in the address bar.

  • Cookies; Select Privacy. Under History, select

Firefox will Use Custom Settings. Press the button on the right side called Show Cookies. Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove All of them.

  • Cache; Select Advanced > Network.

[v57+] Select Privacy. Across from Cached Web Content, Press Clear Now.

If there is still a problem, Start Firefox in Safe Mode https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Did this help?

While you are in safe mode;

Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches.

How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}